Thought of The Day...

Pittsburgh Pirates fans should wear eye patches to baseball games. That should be a thing.

My Humps..my humps my humps my humps

Fantasy Question Answered

Who is the most overrated player in this years draft?

To me it’s without question Ryan Matthews, rookie out of Fresno State. Matthews was taken 12th overall in the NFL draft by the San Diego Chargers, who desperately needed help at that position once the washed up L.T. packed his things and moved to New York. Matthews is projected as the starting running back coming into this season, placing him one roster spot above emerging talent Darren Sproles. Sproles is one of the fastest backs in the league but at the same time he’s tiny and can’t carry the load for 20 reps a game. That’s where Ryan Matthews value comes into play. Whenever you can get your hands on a running back that doesn’t have to split carries too much and is going to be used as a ‘workhorse’ back, you should. Here is my problem, its not that he doesn’t have value, its that he is wayyyy over valued. I see him going in the early second round in mock drafts and even the NFL network has him ranked 12th overall, above guys like Randy Moss, Larry Fitzgerald, Steven Jackson, DeAngelo Williams, and so forth. I could go on for days about why each one of these guys is a smarter pick than Matthews but let’s just go with Steven Jackson. Its simple, Steven Jackson was one 2,000 yard rusher (Chris Johnson) away from leading the league in rushing last year. Straight and to the point, if you find yourself staring down the barrel of who to take…go with the proven player who has actually put up consistent over his time in the league. One final point, the Chargers are a passing team where the ball goes through Philip Rivers not their ground game…just ask Tomlinson. I’m not saying don’t take him but I almost guarantee that he will be taken too early, let someone else make that mistake.

Thank you

When I started writing on this site I never really intended on anyone reading it to be quite honest. I had hoped someone would stumble on it eventually but that really wasn’t the focus. With that said, I think the fact that several people have read it is the coolest thing in the world…I appreciate you all stopping by to read by non-sensical randomness, all 17 of ya. No lie, that to me is an astronomical number…special thanks to my cousin Ian. You’re the man.

6 Steps To Making a Quality Mix

This is a ridiculous (but incredibly accurate) synopsis describing the best way to maximize your very own cd making potential. I just found this 6 step process in the archives of my old MySpace page, thats right, MySpace. So, I dusted off this two year old gem for all to enjoy. Grab a notepad this may change your life.

6 Steps to making a quality mix cd
1. Consider whether you want the mix to convey a certain emotion or message. Pick music that you like and appreciate. How much you enjoy making the mix will be apparent in the final package.
2. Don't always focus on a genre and a theme. Putting widely different tracks in a compilation can add contrast for the listener.
3. Be flexible. Collect a set of tracks as a rough draft for the CD with the expectation you may decide not to include some of them.
4. Play around with the arrangement of the tracks. Think of the mix tape as a prolonged listening experience. You don't want the listener to get bored or skip songs. The first few tracks should grab the listener and get their attention. Group slower or softer songs together and then gradually build up momentum to more upbeat songs. A fast/heavy song might not go well after a soft, acoustic one.
5. Finalize your track arrangement and listen to the version a few times, making necessary adjustments. Feel free to remove some tracks and add others. It's possible that you may realize new tracks you'd like to add late in the process.
6. Burn the CD

5 Things...

1. The Real World is still on.

2. Exactly 1 month and 10 days after the I phone 4g was released…the oil spill in the Gulf was plugged. The government must be reading my blog.

3. Chad Ochocinco stole all of Ray J’s girlfriends.

4. Leonardo Dicaprio is apparently still alive despite a horrible boating accident some time ago.

5. “R136a1, a star hundreds of times the mass of our sun and millions of times brighter, was spotted in a star-making nebula some 22,000 light-years away.” Says Yahoo!...2 things about this: 1..That is a horrible name for a star and 2..I bet the people that live in that galaxy have really good tans.

'Fast' Edddie

Allow me to share with you a peculiar anecdote of an old man. I recently helped someone move named ‘Fast’ Eddie (named sarcastically for his extreme lack of speed). I met Fast Eddie earlier that day sitting all by himself at a local bar. This man couldn’t have been a day younger than 88. No lie, this guy was but one wrong sneeze away from sleeping amongst the flowers. So, when he asked me to help him move I couldn't really say anything but yes. Oh p.s. I’ll keep this story short and sweet since I’m watching an episode of Entourage and while normally they're lack of commercials wouldn’t be a problem, I am currently without a Tivo box. I digress… Due to Eddie's age I was curious as to why he was moving anywhere other than a nursing home. As it turns out, Eddie recently divorced his wife of around 40 years. When I heard this my jaw slammed to the floor…you’re telling me that this pleasant man who cant have but 5 years left on this earth told his wife of forty years “screw this I cant take it anymore, I’m out!” That has to be the most glorious thing I have ever heard. Now, I’m not speaking as an advocate of divorce or a hater of marriage, in fact I’m neither. I believe divorce should only happen when all other options have been exhausted. Being that he was 88ish I assume he'd been thinking this over for a while. What I find so wonderful about this scenario is that this man took a firm stand to make himself happy sooo far in to his life. The easy decision would have been just to stick out his marriage for the rest of his days. Talk about living everyday like it was your last...This man is my hero; it doesn’t matter if your 12 or 88, ultimately we should always do what makes us happy. Enjoy life in the fast lane Eddie. Back to Entourage.

Hear No Evil

Much of my life is sugar coated with my own optimistic attitude…Not today. I present you with an age old question that I also asked myself, is ignorance bliss? Being a sugary sweet diabetic coma of an optimist, I suppose I should say yes. If the answer to a question is either blissful or terrible an optimist should go with the first one. Not making sense yet? Gotcha. It seems as though ignorance is only blissful when you’re 2 years old or younger, once you’re old enough to figure things out…to put puzzle pieces together, true ignorance goes out the window. Once you KNOW something it’s hard to UN-know it, sure you can shield yourself by never finding out the truth but that’s not ignorance, that’s just denial. You can avoid the truth by ignoring it but eventually your imagination will grab hold and probably make it even worse. To general for ya? Gotcha. Point is, if a dog is pissing on my leg, don’t tell me its raining…ignorance sucks more then reality does most of the time, might as well just deal with it. Life isn't going to get any easier just because you stopped paying attention. See, right when you thought I was going to paint my hair black and buy tickets to a Marilyn Manson concert, BOOM! Optimism shines through…quite the one paragraph rollercoaster ride if I do say so myself.

The rich get richer...

... and the poor write blogs…I’ve taken more time off in between posts than I wanted to and its really just due to a lack of content that I feel like is worth discussing. When I started writing this my bank account was so meek that homeless people felt bad for me. Not that I’m making it rain these days or anything but I have pulled my self from the deepest depths of flat broke. Point is, I had an epiphany, I realized how much easier it is to write when you’re broke…I mean of course being broke sucks but my ideas were limitless. Seems like now that I can afford to go to Chipotle everyday for lunch my mind is at ease, but I’m at a loss for words. I guess you could say the small amount of funds that I do have has bought my silence. I guess this is why wealthy people tend to not write auto-biographies. This has been my food for thought so chew it up, digest it and I will try to keep my income level down. Good day.

It's a bird, it's a plane...

I, like many sports fans my age watch SportsCenter on repeat 2 or 3 times in a day and if you’re like me you’re probably tired of seeing segments on Brett Favre’s not so questionable return to the NFL. Possibly you’re sick of mid-season baseball highlights or coverage of Tiger Wood’s transgressions in the bedroom and his equally embarrassing performance on the golf course. Either way you slice it I can’t thank the NBA enough for coming to the rescue and providing some spectacular theatre during this lull in sports.

So many questions are left to be answered but at the center of this free agency storm is Lebron James, the man the entire city of Cleveland is depending on. Is he going to let down millions (and millions) of the most helpless/pathetic sports fans on the planet? Leaving the people of Cleveland nothing to cheer for but the scraps Lebron left behind on the Cavs and a football franchise that is so sad it doesn’t even have a logo…Lebron would not be the first mega star to leave a city that so richly depended on him. Plenty of players have abandoned the team that they filled with hope for several years only to try and go on to bigger and better things. Shaq did it to the Magic, Griffey did it to the Mariners, and A-Rod did it to the Rangers. While Lebron might not walk on water anytime soon or even lower gas prices in any given city, he is still going to make a big splash wherever he lands. Hell, he might even boost the economy.

NBA owners know what type of impact he can have on not only a team but a city and that’s why everyone who has any money to offer is going to offer it to this guy, I even heard Team Edward is putting together a lucrative offer for the ball player. I’m just glad that finally, for the first time, the Yankees aren’t going to grab the biggest free agent on the market…Bron Bron is going to be facing a ton of pressure wherever he goes, pressure to finally live up to the outrageous hype put on him coming out of high school. It is rather fitting that he is changing his number to 6 because that’s exactly how many titles he is going to need to win to be thought of as the next best thing since Michael Jordan.